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Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.
| A．interesting | B．terrible | C．happy | D．unhappy |
Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.
| A．about twenty hours | B．nearly two days |
| C．one week | D．more than sixty hours |
When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.
| A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired |
| B．wouldn't work there any more |
| C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them." |
| D．went home at once |
Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.
| A．it was broken | B．it was the weekend |
| C．it was in an office | D．it was a holiday |
In the lift, there was_________.
| A．water | B．beer | C．telephone | D．nothing |
Father's Day is a special day for sons and daughters to show their deep love to their fathers． Maria doesn't think she is good at telling her feelings face to face， so she writes a letter to her father．
Dear Dad， Happy Father's Day! You're not a rich man or a famous person． But in my heart， you are one of the greatest men in the world． I'm proud of you． You have never been a famous man． You do ordinary things like paying phone bills （账单） on time and working as a worker in a factory． You take good care of our family． You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on weekends． The smile on your face shows you're glad with your life． In the past， I didn't care whether you were with me or not． Now I am sorry to say I didn't show you the respect before． But I am thankful for what you have done for me． And I feel happy that now I can let you know how much I love you． You are successful as a husband， a father and a friend． I hope you will be happy forever! Yours， Maria |
（1）Maria writes to her father because ．
A． she is too shy to talk to her father
B． she isn't good at telling her feelings face to face
C． she is very busy and has no time to meet her father
（2）What does Maria think of her father？
A． He is a rich man．
B． He is a famous man．
C． He is one of the greatest men in the world．
（3）The underlined word "ordinary" mentioned in the second paragraph of the letter means ．
A． 困难的
B． 普通的
C． 特别的
（4）What can we know from the passage？
A． Maria didn't respect her father enough before．
B． Maria feels proud that her father has a good job．
C． Maria's father doesn't go shopping with her mom on weekends．
（5）Maria writes the letter to ．
A． give her father some advice
B． help her father with his work
C． show deep love to her father
The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture． It brings the wind and rain． It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar（阴历）month， the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head． Because of this， the day is called "Dragon Heads﹣raising Day" （Longtaitou）．This year，it falls on February 24th．
Old people believed that after Longtaitou， there would be more rain． And rain is very important to farming． So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming．
People have many ways to celebrate the festival．The most popular one is to have a haircut．Mary people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles﹣mainly your mother's brothers． They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck．
Among Chinese people's festival traditions， there is always a place for food． During the Longtaitou festival， people eat food named after dragons． Noodles are called dragon's beard （longxu）． Dumplings are dragon's ears （long'er）． And spring roll（春卷） are dragon's skin （longlin）．
（1）What does the dragon bring according to the passage？
A． The rain and wind．
B． The rain and snow．
C． The wind and snow．
（2）When is Longtaitou every year？
A． On February 24th．
B． The second day of the first lunar month．
C． The second day of the second lunar month．
（3）Old people believed that Longtaitou was the beginning of ．
A． spring and farming
B． spring and resting
C． summer and farming
（4）Why do many people have a haircut on Longtaitou？
A． Because they hope to keep healthy．
B． Because they hope to make much money．
C． Because they hope to keep them away from bad luck．
（5）Noodles on Longtaitou are called ．
A． dragon's ears
B． dragon's beard
C． dragon's skin
After﹣school Activities |
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Would you like to be a singer？ Teacher： Miss White Place： In the music room Time： Monday， 16： 00 ﹣ 18： 00 Age Over 4 years old |
Do you enjoy playing chess？ Teacher： Mr． King Place： In the library Time： Friday， 15： 30 ﹣ 18： 00 Age： Over 7 years old， under 10 |
Are you good at painting？ Teacher： Mrs． Hunt Place： In the art room Time： Saturday， 9： 00 ﹣ 10： 30 Age： Over 6 years old， under 14 |
Are you interested in ball games？ Teacher： Mr． Green Place： On the playground Time： Sunday， 14： 30 ﹣ 16： 30 Age： Over 10 years old |
（1）If Jane wants to learn to sing， she has to be over years old．
A． four
B． six
C． ten
（2）When can Simon go to play chess on Fridays？
A． From 15：30 to 18：00．
B． From 9：00 to 10：30．
C． From 14：30 to 16：30
（3）Dale is interested in drawing pictures， so he can go to the on Saturdays．
A． library
B． playground
C． art room
（4）Cindy is 12 years old and she likes playing soccer． Who can teach her？
A． Miss White．
B． Mrs．Hunt．
C． Mr．Green．
（5）Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Ball games
B． Dancing
C． Painting
Simon， a 28﹣year﹣old German student， rode 5，800 kilometers in China for his trip blog （博客）． He wanted to learn about the Chinese Dream．
"What's your Chinese Dream？" This is the question he asked every stranger he met on his 100﹣day trip．
Simon came to China for the first time in 2011． After a year in China， he was able to speak Chinese． Because of his interest in Chinese culture， he went to Zhejiang University in 2017．
Simon learned "Chinese Dream" in 2013， and now it has become one of the hottest words in China． To learn the true meaning of it among Chinese people， he started his trip in May 2018．
Simon believes that riding across China is natural．And it is also environmentally friendly（环保的）．During his trip， he found that people in the cities usually follow their hearts． What's more， older generation （一代） of Chinese cares more about social stability （社会的稳定） but the young generation cares more about education and environment．
"People look for their ways to make their dreams come true． They all believe that a strong country is the most important．" Simon said．
（1）Where did Simon ride for his trip blog？
（2）How long did it take him to ride across China？
（3）What does Simon think of his riding across China？
（4）What do young people in China think more about according to Simon？
（5）Do Chinese think it's important to make their country strong？
Beijing Opera is our national opera． It has a history from 1790． Its music and singing came from Anhui and Hubei． There are four main roles in Beijing Opera： Sheng， Dan， Jing and Chou． Beijing Opera is full of famous stories， beautiful facial（脸部的）paintings， wonderful gestures（姿态）and fighting． Some of the stories are from history books， but many of them are from famous novels． The people in the stories usually can't agree with each other． They became angry， unhappy， sad and lonely． Sometimes they are frightened and worried． Then they find a way to make peace with each other． Everyone is usually happy in the end．
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture． In the past， it was popular with old people while young people didn't like it． But now， more and more young people are becoming interested in it． At the same time， more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera．
（1）How old will Beijing Opera be in 2020？
A． 210 years．
B． 220 years．
C． 230 years．
（2）Beijing Opera's came from Anhui and Hubei．
A． music and singing
B． acting and fighting
C． music and acting
（3）What's the end of each story in Beijing Opera？
A． Angry．
B． Sad．
C． Happy．
（4）Where are many of the stories in Beijing Opera from？
A． Newspaper．
B． Famous novels．
C． Magazines．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． There are three main roles in Beijing Opera．
B． Beijing Opera isn't a part of Chinese culture．
C． More and more young people are interested in Beijing Opera nowadays．
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